Yay or Nay: Giant zip necklace

Eden & Eden giant zip necklace

Trend to Try: Ruffle my feathers!

Forever 21 tiered ruffle knit top $19.80


Dotted Victoria ruffled cami $98 J. Crew

Anthropologie ruffled pencil skirt $228




Barneys Prada scalloped peep toe $890


High waist pencil skirt with ruffle $69.50 Express


Nordstrom Leifsdottir ruffle dress $278


Steve Madden ruffle fringe pump $99 Victora's Secret


Lucky women's rockin ruffles tote bag $188 Bloomingdale's


Express rosette ruffle halter $59.50



Prada ruffle peep toe $650 Barneys


Foldover bow skirt $18.99 Charlotte Russe


DSW Steve Madden luxe swing suede ruffle platform $79.95


Nathan Jenden Alma ruffle dress $1,145 Net-a-porter

Street Style

from The Sartorialist


I love this flirty Springtime dress with boots


Prim and proper


I *heart* her bag


Androgeny at its best in NYC


so Madonna Material Girl chic

Not A Bad Wrap

Cardigans have exploded onto the scene this season but I have been a fan for years. Not just for the grandma set, slouchy "boyfriend" or "grandpa" sweaters are casually chic with jeans and platforms and girly glam with dresses and boots. Think this look is too tame for you? Toughen it up with layers of necklaces or a wide belt.




Red BDG cardigan $54 @ Urban Outfitters; Rainbow cardigan $29.90 @ Forever 21; T Bags Trompe l'oeil sweater $190 @ net-a-porter; Yellow Melina sweater $39.50 @ Delia's; Camel long boyfriend sweater $24.99 @ Charlotte Russe

Well Heeled

Dsquared Flash pump $592 @ Zappos

Designers now seem to want to squeeze every last ounce of showmanship (or show-offmanship) to put their stamp on shoes. While Christian Louboutin made his footwear easily recognizable with his signature red soles, designers have now resorted to adding lightning bolts, flowers and guns (yes, guns!) to add flavor to their heels. Celebs seem to be enthralled with these Dsquared lightning bolt pumps as seen on Rihanna and Beyonce and but I don't see these translating well into the real world unless your job involves a pole and/or a whip. Just kidding, they are actually tamer than the hideous Prada flower heeled mary janes that I abhor, or you can do a Victoria Beckham and not even wear a heel on your shoe. (See pic below.)


Prada flower heel mary jane (Regularly $750, on sale $366 @ Bergdorf Goodman)


Madonna wearing the Chanel "Miami Vice" shoe from the Chanel Resort 2009 collection


David and Victoria Beckham at the Macy's launch of their perfume line.


These PVC heelless black boots are rumored to cost $4000 (!)

Sock it To'em!

Think that tights are a little too boring for your avant-garde taste? Or just want to try something new? Add socks to the mix and make your outfit say something!

long socks by jnetteb

I like the thought of these with boots but I am not sure how some of these will translate for work. I think it's a fun look though. What say you, would you rock this trend?

I saw this dress over the weekend at Tarzhay, tried it on and thought, "eh." After sleeping on it, I think it would be oh-so-cute when I spice it up a bit.(It's called VISION people!) And for only 20 bucks it's a steal.


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